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Trump administration cannot 'terrorize' Minnesota's refugees with arrests, US judge rules
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Nate Raymond
@nateraymond.bsky.social
"The Court will not allow federal authorities to use a new and erroneous statutory interpretation to terrorize refugees who immigrated to this country under the promise that they would be welcomed and allowed to live in peace, far from the persecution they fled."
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-cannot-terrorize-minnesotas-refugees-with-arrests-us-judge-2026-02-28/
Trump administration cannot 'terrorize' Minnesota's refugees with arrests, US judge rules
A federal judge on Friday said he would not allow President Donald Trump's administration to "terrorize" Minnesota's 5,600 refugees by arresting and detaining them under a new policy that "turns the r...
www.reuters.com
7:19 PM · Feb 27, 2026
@nateraymond.bsky.social
"The Court will not allow federal authorities to use a new and erroneous statutory interpretation to terrorize refugees who immigrated to this country under the promise that they would be welcomed and allowed to live in peace, far from the persecution they fled."
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-cannot-terrorize-minnesotas-refugees-with-arrests-us-judge-2026-02-28/
Trump administration cannot 'terrorize' Minnesota's refugees with arrests, US judge rules
A federal judge on Friday said he would not allow President Donald Trump's administration to "terrorize" Minnesota's 5,600 refugees by arresting and detaining them under a new policy that "turns the r...
www.reuters.com
7:19 PM · Feb 27, 2026
"The Court will not allow federal authorities to use a new and erroneous statutory interpretation to terrorize refugees who immigrated to this country under the promise that they would be welcomed and allowed to live in peace, far from the persecution they fled." www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
— Nate Raymond (@nateraymond.bsky.social) 2026-02-28T00:19:54.563Z
Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney.bsky.social
JUST IN: A federal judge says the Trump administration has been “terrorizing” refugees — violating the promise America made to them when they fled persecution at home — by locking them up illegally. He blocked the policy for those in MN
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230526/gov.uscourts.mnd.230526.133.0.pdf
5:35 PM · Feb 27, 2026
@kyledcheney.bsky.social
JUST IN: A federal judge says the Trump administration has been “terrorizing” refugees — violating the promise America made to them when they fled persecution at home — by locking them up illegally. He blocked the policy for those in MN
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230526/gov.uscourts.mnd.230526.133.0.pdf
5:35 PM · Feb 27, 2026
JUST IN: A federal judge says the Trump administration has been “terrorizing†refugees — violating the promise America made to them when they fled persecution at home — by locking them up illegally. He blocked the policy for those in MN storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2026-02-27T22:35:03.948Z